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Growing Up Woodbrook

Growing Up Woodbrook

Written by: Cecile George
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 A multi-episode podcast covering the fascinating history of Woodbrook, a popular community just west of Port of Spain, the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Currently a commercial/residential neighbourhood, Woodbrook has seen many incarnations and is undergoing another transformation. This podcast brings alive the old, current, and potential future Woodbrook through the eyes and stories, of historians, educators, architects, engineers, cultural workers, along with former and current residents, all of whom hold this amazing community near and dear to their hearts.Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • Season 1 Coda

    Season 1 Coda
    Nov 28 2023

    A wrap-up of season 1, detailing all the podcast has covered from the late 1400s to the mid 20th century.

    Join us again in 2024 for Season 2 of Growing Up Woodbrook, the podcast!
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    2 mins
  • From Pepperpot to Callaloo

    From Pepperpot to Callaloo
    Nov 20 2023

    By the late 1940s, Woodbrook was firmly a residential district with various classes, races, and ethnicities all mixing together in one little square mile.

    From Pepperpot to Callaloo continues the series of personal histories of former and current residents about what Woodbrook life was like in their youth.
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    19 mins
  • Woodbrook at War

    Woodbrook at War
    Nov 13 2023

    Strategically positioned and provisioned, Trinidad becomes a prime player in US and British naval defence strategies during WW2; the quiet new residential district of Woodbrook plays unwilling host to a US base, which brings about many changes in the neighbourhood's makeup and lifestyle.
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    15 mins
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